Simplicity Cake

Chocolate Cake

180g Butter
2 Cups SR Flour
2 Cups Sugar
4 Eggs
1 Cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
4 Tsp Cocoa

Method: Melt butter and pour over all other ingredients in a bowl. Beat well at moderate speed.Pour into greased tin.Bake in moderate oven for 35 to 40 minutes. Makes a baking tray sized cake or two round cakes

Variations: Omit Cocoa and add 4 Tsp extra SR flour!

Then for

Orange Cake: add 2 dsp grated orange rind and substitute orange juice for half the milk. Ice with orange icing or serve cake warm with orange syrup.

Banana Cake: Add 1 cup mashed banana,1tsp grated lemon rind and a pinch of nutmeg,ice with lemon icing

Apple Cake: peel, core and slice two apples. Coat with 1tsp cinnamon and a couple of tsp sugar. Pour cake mix into pan and arrange apple slices on top.

Lemon Meringue Pie

180g crushed plain biscuits
90g melted butter
1 can condensed milk
1 lemon - grated rind
1/2 cup lemon juice
3 eggs - separated
1/2 cup caster sugar

Method:
Combine biscuit crumbs and melted butter and press firmly into a greased 23cm pie dish.Chill.
Combine condensed milk, lemon rind and juice, and egg yolks - stir until smooth and spoon into chilled crust.
Beat the egg whites and sugar until stiff. Pipe or spoon on top of pie.
Bake in moderate oven(180c)for 15minutes until golden.

Serves 8 - hot or cold!

NB Do not use green lemons or it won't set:)